Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Recently racking up the seventh death, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have created a temporary high with a permanent impact for many young adults, and that’s quite frankly something to be fumed about. Infused ...
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Unlike the Preamble to the United States Constitution’s where its main purpose is to provide ‘for the people and by the people’ that may not apply to the artist, committed advocate and philanthropist Jay-Z. The ...
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Catastrophic natural disasters are nothing new, especially during the beginning of summer and up until late fall, but when these natural disasters leave millions of dollars of damages and fatalities in their wake, ...
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. As the warm weather approached and schools closed for the summer, parents across America breathed a sigh of relief with the thought that their children would be safe from the recent influx of mass school shootings, ...
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Teetering upon the winner-takes-all concept, the constitutionalized process deemed as the determining factor of who will hold the position as the presiding Chief of State is in disarray. Relatively defined by the ...
For the last Rotunda edition of the 2018-19 year and as campus gets ready for finals week and graduation, I found it fitting to write my first "Letter from the Editor" as the new Editor-in-Chief. On behalf of The Rotunda, I would like to give a special spotlight to our seniors. In this edition, ...
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. After becoming engulfed in flames on April 15, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France gained an enormous amount of media attention. The fire covered the city’s skies in masses of billowing, black smoke clouds, ...
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Former United States Vice President Joe Biden announced his campaign for the 2020 presidential race on April 25, despite recent concern of his credibility being up for debate. Having worked in the White House, Biden ...
The game five loss to the Chicago Cubs in the 2017 playoffs began the collapse of the dominant regular season for the Washington Nationals. The Lerner family, who owns the team, decided to part ways with manager Dusty Baker who was a key part of the team’s success. They decided to hire current manager ...
Before this past weekend, 2005 was the last time sports fans were able to see Tiger Woods dawn the famous green jacket as a winner of The Masters Tournament. That same year, Raymond Felton led the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Tar Heels to victory in the National Collegiate ...
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Black women are rejected more often than women of other races, according to data collected from the dating site OkCupid in 2014. “On these sites, (with) black users especially, there's a bias against them. Every ...
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Known for his music and endless acts of community activism, Ermias Asghedom, more commonly known as Nipsey Hussle, renovated Crenshaw, California. Hussle became an advocate for improving community relations, ...
After receiving a code violation during the U.S. Open final tennis match for breaking her racket, professional tennis player Serena Williams argued with the referee, calling him a “thief.” Williams faced an innumerable amount of backlash for her outburst and was fined $17,000 as punishment. Though ...
An opinions piece published last week had many greek organizations asking themselves, “were we really so unsupportive of underrepresented groups?" Had we missed something that could be tied back to almost all of our individual organizations central tenets? Looking at the Greek community, it is understandable ...
Last week, the Rotunda published a piece on Greek Life not being diverse enough. Davina Applewhite made a fair point and I agree Greek life is not as diverse as it could be, but there are a few key facts I’d like to bring to light as part of the complexity of the discussion. This is an important ...
One in three adolescents in America fall victim to sexual, physical, verbal or emotional dating abuse, according to Do Something. This abusive behavior can be a result of a few different circumstances, including children seeing abuse in their homes, being abused themselves or even absorbing media that ...
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Last week, I was aimlessly scrolling through my phone with my friend across the room when she pointed something out to me that I’d only ever thought about internally. Without peeling her eyes from her phone screen ...
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. The mass shooting that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida took the lives of 17 students and staff members. Since then, the Parkland community has become the pinnacle of the nation’s ...
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Coming to the public light on March 12, Georgetown University, Stanford University, the University of Southern California, Yale University, the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of San Diego, ...
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. When Ethan Lindenberger from Norwalk, Ohio turned 18, his first concern wasn’t his newfound eligibility to buy a lottery ticket or get a tattoo. Instead, Lindenberger was interested in using this rite of passage ...
